Spinal cord reflexes continue to function under general anaesthesia

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Evidence demonstrates that certain spinal cord and brainstem reflexes continue to function and can be elicited in patients under general anesthesia.

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The claim is specific and falsifiable, dealing with neurophysiology under anesthesia. Studies such as those examining the trigemino-cervical reflex and the obturator reflex explicitly confirm that spinal reflexes and reflex pathways can remain functional during general anesthesia, even under neuromuscular blockade.

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The feasibility and technical aspects of trigemino-cervical reflex elicitation in humans under general anesthesia.

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Denise Lima Medeiros de Melo, E. A. Comerlato, D. Pinheiro, Gilberto Mastrocola Manzano. The feasibility and technical aspects of trigemino-cervical reflex elicitation in humans under general anesthesia.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2024.02.031

Demonstrates that short-latency trigemino-cervical reflex components can be regularly elicited in humans under general anesthesia.

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Adductor Muscle Contraction Under Deep Neuromuscular Blockade During TURBT Under General Anesthesia: Is Obturator Nerve Block Still Necessary?—A Prospective, Single-Arm, Exploratory Study

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Su Yeon Cho, K. Jung. Adductor Muscle Contraction Under Deep Neuromuscular Blockade During TURBT Under General Anesthesia: Is Obturator Nerve Block Still Necessary?—A Prospective, Single-Arm, Exploratory Study. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071207

Shows that spinal cord-mediated reflexes like the obturator reflex persist even under deep neuromuscular blockade during general anesthesia.

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